Christopher Hampton

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Christopher Hampton is a British playwright, screenwriter, and director renowned for his sophisticated adaptations of literary works for stage and film, including the Oscar-winning screenplay for "Dangerous Liaisons."

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instanceOf film director
human
playwright
screenwriter
translator
adaptedWorksBy Anton Chekhov
Choderlos de Laclos
Henrik Ibsen
Ian McEwan
Sándor Márai
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Laurence Olivier Award
Tony Award for Best Play
basedOnAdaptationsOf Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
birthDate 1946-01-26
birthPlace Litherland
surface form: Fazakerley

Liverpool
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt Luffield Abbey School
New College, Oxford NERFINISHED
Repton School
familyName Hampton NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork film
television
theatre
genre drama
historical drama
givenName Christopher
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Christopher Hampton self-link
nationality British
notableAchievement won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Dangerous Liaisons
notableWork Appomattox (opera libretto)
Atonement (screenplay)
Carrington (screenplay)
Dangerous Liaisons
surface form: Dangerous Liaisons (screenplay)

Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
surface form: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (play)

Dangerous Liaisons
surface form: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (stage adaptation)

Savages (play)
Tales from Hollywood (play)
The Father
surface form: The Father (screenplay)

The Philanthropist (play)
The Quiet American
surface form: The Quiet American (screenplay)

The Seagull
surface form: The Seagull (screenplay)

Total Eclipse
surface form: Total Eclipse (screenplay)

White Chameleon (play)
occupation film director
playwright
screenwriter
translator
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Total Eclipse basedOnWorkBy Christopher Hampton
Christopher Hampton name Christopher Hampton self-link
Total Eclipse screenplayBy Christopher Hampton
Total Eclipse writer Christopher Hampton